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T. Boone Pickens Gives Oklahoma State All It Needs, But Won't Get 387 Points

It's one thing for a player to stir up some trouble that his play is going to have to get the team out of, and it's maybe okay for the head coach, as well.But a booster talking noise?While on-the-record trash talking might be unacceptable from a lot of donors, the rules change when you are Oklahoma State's billionaire...

Slumping Economy Puts Crimp in Oklahoma State, Texas A&M Plans

Apparently, athletic departments aren't immune to the whims of the stock market.Both Oklahoma State and Texas A&M are feeling the crunch, according to a couple stories this week.Oklahoma State had to drastically reduce plans for a state-of-the-art Athletic Village it was planning after a facilities fund being managed by...

Big 12 Preview: The Mediocre

The teams you don't normally want to read about or hear about but since there's no football there's nothing you'd rather do than read this. Please. Not that I'm begging. Although I may be willing to bribe. NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS Big Red hasn't been so...

Travis Ford Leaves UMass for Oklahoma State

Travis Ford is leaving UMass to take the head-coaching job at Oklahoma State, ESPN's Doug Gottlieb is reporting:That's an awfully quick change of mind for Ford, who less than a week ago said he was sticking with UMass. But Oklahoma State has the backing of billionaire T. Boone Pickens, which means the Cowboys can give...

Bill Self Turns Down Oklahoma State Money, Will Stay at Kansas

The deep pockets of T. Boone Pickens and the desire to return to his alma mater weren't enough to convince Bill Self to leave the school where he's won the national championship.Self, whose Kansas Jayhawks won the national championship on Monday, has announced he will not go to Oklahoma State and will be back at Kansas...